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Dir: Ruben Östlund | 118 minutes

Play

Sweden, Denmark, France 2011 | 118 minutes | Swedish | Hebrew, English subtitles

PLAY is an astute observation based on real life bullying cases. In central Gothenburg, Sweden, a group of boys, ages 12-14, robbed other children on about 40 occasions between 2006 and 2008. The thieves used an elaborate scheme called the “brother trick,” involving advanced role-play and gang rhetoric rather than physical violence.